Discussion: Hybrid Animals
I have been reading the book "The Once and Future King" by T.H. White, which deals with King Arthur, the sword in the stone, etc. There are several animals worthy of note in this book, but the one that stands out the most is named Glatisant, also called the Questing Beast, because it is one man's job to quest after it and capture it.Glatisant has the head of a snake, the torso of a leopard, and the rear of a horse.
What makes her (I think it's a her) funny are some of the human qualities that the author gave her. She fell in love with a guy that had dressed up as another questing beast, and then laid seige to a city waiting for her love to come out. When one of the main characters finally explains the situation (Merlin told him to "psycoanalyze" the beast), she falls for her analyst.
What is it about personification that is so funny? Case in point: A turtledove, sitting on a toilet, reading a newspaper. Hilarious! But why?
posted by Briam at 12:14 AM
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I had forgotten about King Pellinore and the questing beast.
Poor questing beast. I think you are right, she is a she. :)
What qualities make her female, ams?
Her unrequited love.
And the fact that Pellinore says she's female. Calls her 'old girl' etc...
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